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he conceded past mistakes and it's sort of a new obama. it wasn't as filled with bravado as he was four years ago, but, the important thing to me is that reenergized the base and we've all talked for the last few months, i now you talked to rasmussen and other poll takesers and talk about the enthusiasm gap, i think he narrowed that a lot. i think the base is excited. i don't think he did a lot much more for swing voters. stuart: wait a second, many of the goals which he laid out, which he wants to achieve in a second term, they're absolutely no different from the promises that he made four years ago. >> right. stuart: from the deficit 4 trillion. double exports and million new manufacturing jobs by 2016. cut in half oil imports. i heard that four years ago. and it didn't happen. now, why should i be enthused by the same thing? >> yeah, i think you're absolutely right and i think their stronger line ever attack was voiced by joe biden and that's do we want to accept the policies of the rodney ryan campaign and helped to get us in in the fi
he conceded past mistakes and it's sort of a new obama. it wasn't as filled with bravado as he was four years ago, but, the important thing to me is that reenergized the base and we've all talked for the last few months, i now you talked to rasmussen and other poll takesers and talk about the enthusiasm gap, i think he narrowed that a lot. i think the base is excited. i don't think he did a lot much more for swing voters. stuart: wait a second, many of the goals which he laid out, which he...
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we just saw president obama in new hampshire. we'll have more on the convention over the jobs report, the economic reality, and reaction to the speech. stay with us. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ i don't have to use gas. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. drive around town all the time doing errands and never ever have to fill up gas in the city. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. the last time i went to the gas station must have been about three months ago. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to
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and so has president obama. [cheers and applause] now -- now it's our turn to deliver, not just for the president but for our kids, for our grandkids. this election is about their education, their health care, their freedom, their dignity, their hope and their future. are we going to deliver? are we going to keep america moving forward? [audience says yes] >> are we going to hire the guy to finish the job for four more years? how many years? >> four more years! >> how many years? >> four more years. >> you got it. let's get to work, america. god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. >> ifill: that's brian schweitzer the 57-year-old second term governor of montana. everybody seems to be work on a big response and that's what we got from him. very folksy as well. next up former florida governor charlie crist. he siewz used to be a republican -- >> good evening. thank you. what an incredible night. optimism is in the air. and what an honor to be here with you to stand with president barack obama. [
and so has president obama. [cheers and applause] now -- now it's our turn to deliver, not just for the president but for our kids, for our grandkids. this election is about their education, their health care, their freedom, their dignity, their hope and their future. are we going to deliver? are we going to keep america moving forward? [audience says yes] >> are we going to hire the guy to finish the job for four more years? how many years? >> four more years! >> how many...
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people know obama. they can decide on the basis of what they've seen for four years but people in the outside say that is his last chance to show people he's a good, plausible alternative to the president. >> what about money? who has got money? who doesn't? >> i think mitt romney as republicans are likely to outspend. i think both sides goring to have more than enough to spend. and someone asked me a question is that on election day... >> was i the one? >> there is election day are we going to know who is going to win? >> i think i would have answered that. >> kidding. >> i don't think we will. and if this is close could be it in florida again? or wisconsin? boy like to go home for a time. >> i'd rather be obama than romney now, though. and there is a change in the game a little bit to pull ahead. >> gentlemen, thank you. it's been fun. >> and see you back home in washington. >> and make sure you go to greta wire.com let us know what you thought about tonight's show right there. tell us how much you li
people know obama. they can decide on the basis of what they've seen for four years but people in the outside say that is his last chance to show people he's a good, plausible alternative to the president. >> what about money? who has got money? who doesn't? >> i think mitt romney as republicans are likely to outspend. i think both sides goring to have more than enough to spend. and someone asked me a question is that on election day... >> was i the one? >> there is...
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it's evident he is anti-obama, anti-anything obama has done over the past four years. while they talk about all of those things they are not talking about what the republican party is going to do differently or what mitt romney is going to do successfully for me as an american. now, with obama obviously he has the advantage of being able to go second and his speech yesterday i think was ten times better. it's hard for me to even remember what mitt romney talked about after hearing the speeches from this week. and he's not only going off of what he has done over the past four years but what he plans to continue doing and what he plans to do differently. and i think that speaks volumes. you know, it's interesting hearing from moira directly who is in a position of not having a job with medical benefits right now and she is still in support of obama. that speaks volumes to me as well. that says a lot. so i think mitt romney has a lot more he needs to deliver in order to move the needle for undecided voters. >> skip becker is with us. we've lost him for a second. he is our
it's evident he is anti-obama, anti-anything obama has done over the past four years. while they talk about all of those things they are not talking about what the republican party is going to do differently or what mitt romney is going to do successfully for me as an american. now, with obama obviously he has the advantage of being able to go second and his speech yesterday i think was ten times better. it's hard for me to even remember what mitt romney talked about after hearing the speeches...
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what have you seen last night when president obama got there was it ramped up. well i definitely would say that the security especially today i saw it get ramped up yesterday it's more intense than i've ever seen it before today with the arrival of president obama just getting here there's numerous checkpoints if you're not credentialed you're not getting anywhere near this time warner building there's actually the t.s.a. outside screening all your stuff like that like you're at the airport one thing i've gotten used to if you're anywhere in the area there is a helicopter hovering above you so definitely security there but they are not leaving any stone unturned all right aren't you are a wall thank you so much for joining us and now we'll get to get you back to you pretty soon. all right well capital account is up next on with lauren lyster let's go ahead and check on to see what's on the lowrance agenda war and i know we have the jobs reports numbers coming out soon are you talking about megan we do have a jobs report number coming out tomorrow so that may hav
what have you seen last night when president obama got there was it ramped up. well i definitely would say that the security especially today i saw it get ramped up yesterday it's more intense than i've ever seen it before today with the arrival of president obama just getting here there's numerous checkpoints if you're not credentialed you're not getting anywhere near this time warner building there's actually the t.s.a. outside screening all your stuff like that like you're at the airport one...
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he must pay the fine in $30 increments. >> and president obama is gearing up to address the crowd in charlotte and his campaign confronting new -- from journalist bob wood ward there. is a look at the showdown over the federal debt ceiling. and. >> yurnlist bob wood ward's new book paints an ugly picture of the federal debt ceiling showdown. and there are explosive dei tails to reach a deal. and in an interview with abc's diane sawyer wood ward described the stakes. >> you talk about it as a 44 days that were the equivalent of financial equivalent of the cuban missle crisis. >> it's serious. they couldn't tell the world how bad it was at that time. >> the president and speaker were close to a deal and there is a talks fell apart when the president demanded more tax revenue. he wasn't going to get a damn dime more out of me. he knew how far out on a limb i was. and boehner didn't bother returning calls and boehner finally called the president back. by then, the president was furious. the call was a presidential tirade and the president was spewing coals. wood ward says the president a
he must pay the fine in $30 increments. >> and president obama is gearing up to address the crowd in charlotte and his campaign confronting new -- from journalist bob wood ward there. is a look at the showdown over the federal debt ceiling. and. >> yurnlist bob wood ward's new book paints an ugly picture of the federal debt ceiling showdown. and there are explosive dei tails to reach a deal. and in an interview with abc's diane sawyer wood ward described the stakes. >> you...
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call obama. explain it? call clinton." what do you think of how he delivered that message last night? >> it is interesting that the role of the vice president is always on the night of to do a step-by-step takedown of the nominee from the other party. as you said, bill clinton did that over the course of 48 minutes last night. sort of stole the role of joe biden. it will be interesting to see what he does. there has been a thread throughout this, though. michelle obama came out the first night and talked about why she and her husband have lived the american dream. we are you. we don't just feel you. we are you. bill clinton talked about why the other side cannot provide the american dream. now i think president obama will come out tonight and explain why he's the better man to get people to that dream. >> luke, i thought it was interesting last night. the number one word i heard, after the word "i," was bill clinton constantly saying "cooperation." it's a powerful argument because he's talking about an america where we all
call obama. explain it? call clinton." what do you think of how he delivered that message last night? >> it is interesting that the role of the vice president is always on the night of to do a step-by-step takedown of the nominee from the other party. as you said, bill clinton did that over the course of 48 minutes last night. sort of stole the role of joe biden. it will be interesting to see what he does. there has been a thread throughout this, though. michelle obama came out the...
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obama has done a lot. especially with immigration. he's done this special executive order to keep dreamers here and defer the deportation if they were brought here through no fault of their own. it's interesting that mitt romney is agreeing with president obama. president obama would do something more permanent if he had the cooperation of congress. >> with 47 days to go, it really is important to see how this race is tightening up when it comes to the latino community. so many watching this feel they'll have such an important effect on how the election turns out. romney said earlier in the year he would go after 38% of the latino vote. unemployment vote among latinos is 10%. that's above the national average. do you think president obama is vulnerable there and that is a soft spot for him? >> i think, like i said, all of the policies affect minority communities disproportionately, african-americans and hispanics and women. so i think that -- is there a soft spot? people think latinos have -- that we only care about immigration. immig
obama has done a lot. especially with immigration. he's done this special executive order to keep dreamers here and defer the deportation if they were brought here through no fault of their own. it's interesting that mitt romney is agreeing with president obama. president obama would do something more permanent if he had the cooperation of congress. >> with 47 days to go, it really is important to see how this race is tightening up when it comes to the latino community. so many watching...
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barack obama. -- look. this president has shown the same result, the same steady hand in his role as commander in chief. that brings me to the next illustration. the next crisis he had to face. in 2008, before he was president. barack obama made a promise to the american people. he said, if i have bin laden in our sights, we will take him out. he went on to say that it has to be our biggest national security priority. barack understood that the search for him was about a lot more than taking a monstrous man off the battlefield. it was about more than that. it was about correcting an unspeakable wrong. literally, it was about healing unbearable wounds, a nearly unbearable wound in america's heart. and he also knew the message we had to send around the world. if you attack innocent americans, we will follow you to the end of the earth. most of all, president obama has an unyielding faith in that capacity and the capability of our special forces. literally, the finest warriors in the history of the world. the
barack obama. -- look. this president has shown the same result, the same steady hand in his role as commander in chief. that brings me to the next illustration. the next crisis he had to face. in 2008, before he was president. barack obama made a promise to the american people. he said, if i have bin laden in our sights, we will take him out. he went on to say that it has to be our biggest national security priority. barack understood that the search for him was about a lot more than taking a...
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it took president obama to restore our moral authority. it took president obama to ban torture. the president understands that our values don't limit our power. they magnify it. he shows that global leadership is a strategic imperative for america. not a favor that we do to other countries. and president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq and he has and our heros have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan responsibly and he is and our heros are coming home. he promised to focus like a laser on al-qaeda and he has and our forces have eliminated more of its leadership in the last three years than in all the eight years that came before. and after more than ten years without justice for thousands of americans murdered on 9-11, after mitt romney said it would be naive to go into pakistan to pursue the terrorists, it took president obama against the advice of many, to give that order and finally rid this earth of osama bin laden. [ cheers and applause ] ask osama bin laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago. [ cheers and applaus
it took president obama to restore our moral authority. it took president obama to ban torture. the president understands that our values don't limit our power. they magnify it. he shows that global leadership is a strategic imperative for america. not a favor that we do to other countries. and president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq and he has and our heros have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan responsibly and he is and our heros are coming...
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here we are, halftime in the obama plan. here is the president last night, pay special attention to the confident, almost arrogant way he sums up his position. >> i recognize the type of change that i first spoke to this convention. times have changed and so have i. i no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. [ applause ] >> eric: well, yes, sir, you are the president. and america is in the process of being fundamentally transformed. transformed from nation of makers to a nation of takers, nation of employed to nation of where is my ebt card and free cell phone cry babies. not all of us are sure we want four more years of the obama zombie nation. time and time again last night. not sure we want you to finish what you started. kimbo, you like the delivery of this, not necessarily the content. >> kimberly: right. yes. >> dana: really? >> kimberly: i didn't like the content at all. i thought joe biden's came off more genuine and much more, i don't know, just real. specific examples and anecdotes. i likeed it. i thought it
here we are, halftime in the obama plan. here is the president last night, pay special attention to the confident, almost arrogant way he sums up his position. >> i recognize the type of change that i first spoke to this convention. times have changed and so have i. i no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. [ applause ] >> eric: well, yes, sir, you are the president. and america is in the process of being fundamentally transformed. transformed from nation of makers to a...
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obama 250,000. romney zero. [ applause ] now, the agreement the administration made with the management to double car mileage that was a good deal, too, it will cut your gas prices in half. your gas bill. no matter what the price is, if you double mileage of your car your bill will be half what it would have been. make it more energy independent, cut greenhouse gas emissions and according to several analyses over the next 20 years it will bring us another half a billion good new jobs in to the american economy. the president's energy st
obama 250,000. romney zero. [ applause ] now, the agreement the administration made with the management to double car mileage that was a good deal, too, it will cut your gas prices in half. your gas bill. no matter what the price is, if you double mileage of your car your bill will be half what it would have been. make it more energy independent, cut greenhouse gas emissions and according to several analyses over the next 20 years it will bring us another half a billion good new jobs in to the...
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. >> i want a man who had the good sense to marry michele obama. >> by the way, in political terms, a kind of volcano, social media, tweeting 28,000 tweets a minute during her speech. >> do you know that you had 28,000 tweets? >> is that good? i don't know what is that? is that good? >> i would say that's good. >> i don't know how to measure it. justin bieber gets more tweets than that. that's probably nothing. my kids might laugh at that, 28,000 tweets. >> you're setting a high standard for yourself. >> you don't know. >> first lady michele obama, no question about it, a major asset to her husband's campaign. >>> next up, what do beyonce, diddy, and barack obama have in common? >> well, this famous deej yay, meet the by who played president obama's big u2 entrance tonight, coming up next. scampi, grilled, the fried -- there's nothing better. [ male announcer ] at last, red lobster's endless shrimp is back, but only for a limited time, for just $14.99. try as much as you like, any way you like, like new parmesan crusted shrimp or new teriyaki grilled shrimp, all with salad and unlimit
. >> i want a man who had the good sense to marry michele obama. >> by the way, in political terms, a kind of volcano, social media, tweeting 28,000 tweets a minute during her speech. >> do you know that you had 28,000 tweets? >> is that good? i don't know what is that? is that good? >> i would say that's good. >> i don't know how to measure it. justin bieber gets more tweets than that. that's probably nothing. my kids might laugh at that, 28,000 tweets....
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obama, you had bill clinton. you had vice president biden and then, of course, you had obama himself. so, i think the largest and strongest impressions that were left by the convention were left by that hour by those people. >> how, and this is a very tough question to it quantify. you say that the politically engaged people their sympathies are already defined. all right. what percentage of the population is that as opposed to the people who really don't know, they care about their country but they don't really pay close attention. they don't know who sandra fluke is they don't what the planned parenthood controversy is. they don't know what the platform is they don't know any of. that is there a percentage put on. >> i can't identify the percentage precisely bill because, you know, there are no reliable -- i guess i could do some research on it. what i would say about it is if you are talking about the percentage of voters who are yet to be persuaded, who could be -- or who could change their minds, some of the
obama, you had bill clinton. you had vice president biden and then, of course, you had obama himself. so, i think the largest and strongest impressions that were left by the convention were left by that hour by those people. >> how, and this is a very tough question to it quantify. you say that the politically engaged people their sympathies are already defined. all right. what percentage of the population is that as opposed to the people who really don't know, they care about their...
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president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make college more affordable to head start to community college to job training president obama has walked with america's women. (cheers and applause) president obama is helping women access preventative health services like cancer screenings, contraception and well women exams. meanwhile mitt romney and republicans in congress would like to roll back a woman's access to important preventative care. turn over women's health decisions to their doctors and defund planned parenthood. and president obama has walked with the hispanic community. becaus
president obama has walked with seniors. president obama's health care law won the support of the a.a.r.p. because it tran sends medicare without cutting benefits and helps millions of seniors with free preventative care and more affording prescription drugs. (cheers and applause) president obama has walked with our young people, america's future. he has made investments in the future that face enormous dividends for our nation. from government funding for pell grant scholarships to make...
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it took president obama to restore our moral authority. it took president obama to ban torture. the president understands that our values don't limit our power. they magnify it. he showed that global leadership is a strategic imperative for america. not a favor that we did other countries, and president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq, and he has. and our heroes have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan, responsibly, and he is, and our heroes are coming home. he promised to focus like a laser on al qaeda, and he has. our forces have eliminated more of its leadership in the last three years than in all the eight years that came before it. after more than 10 years, without justice, the thousands of americans murdered on 9/11, after mitt romney said that it would be naÏve to go into pakistan pursue the terrorists, it took president obama, against the advice of many, to give that order and finally rid the earth of osama bin laden. jericho. [applause] neil: you are looking at john kerry and we will monitor his remarks. the next secretary o
it took president obama to restore our moral authority. it took president obama to ban torture. the president understands that our values don't limit our power. they magnify it. he showed that global leadership is a strategic imperative for america. not a favor that we did other countries, and president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq, and he has. and our heroes have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan, responsibly, and he is, and our heroes are...
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president obama -- president obama understands women. he trusts women and on every single issue that matters to us, he stands with women. [cheers and applause] president obama ensured that women's preventative care including birth control,, too will be covered by all health care plans with no copay no matter where we work. [cheers and applause] and because of president obama soon women won't be denied insurance coverage because we've had breast cancer or survived sexual assault. and we're no longer going to pay more than men for the exact same health insurance. [cheers and applause] thanks to president obama being a woman is no longer a preexisting condition in america [cheers and applause] that's right. that's right. we know -- back in texas -- back in texas -- yay texas -- back in texas we say that we dance with them that brung ya. okay? president obama brought women to this dance and we're staying with him all the way to november. [cheers and applause] 24 years ago, my mother, former texas governor ann richards spoke to this conventio
president obama -- president obama understands women. he trusts women and on every single issue that matters to us, he stands with women. [cheers and applause] president obama ensured that women's preventative care including birth control,, too will be covered by all health care plans with no copay no matter where we work. [cheers and applause] and because of president obama soon women won't be denied insurance coverage because we've had breast cancer or survived sexual assault. and we're no...
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thank you, president obama. president obama did all this and much, much more in spite of a republican party that said it's number one goal wasn't to solve any of these problems. they said the number one goal was to stop barack obama. think about this, ladies and gentlemen, in the middle of one of greatest crisis in american history they sat on their hands and play politics. look, i was raised a republican, but i don't recognize a once proud party hijacked by extremists who driven it off the flat ernl they pretend we're living on. they spent eight years creating a colossal mess, and the last four doing almost nothing except, of course, trying to blame it on president obama. hey, pyromantic -- pyromaniacs shouldn't blame the firefighters. now mitt romney wants to go back to the bad old days that got us into this mess. he would give up everything that creates opportunity for the middle class just to pay for the massive tax breaks for those who are already very, very comfortable. romney's message is clear: in tough
thank you, president obama. president obama did all this and much, much more in spite of a republican party that said it's number one goal wasn't to solve any of these problems. they said the number one goal was to stop barack obama. think about this, ladies and gentlemen, in the middle of one of greatest crisis in american history they sat on their hands and play politics. look, i was raised a republican, but i don't recognize a once proud party hijacked by extremists who driven it off the...
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obama has his. more subsidies and regulation, tax breaks for the middle class, more taxes for the rich, but both of them act as if you can act autonomously in the world, as if this can be done in the absence of an interdependent fiscal policy, and this is a blunt reality. it is not an ideology. it does not serve the democrats or the republicans. the economy is interdependent, and we need policies like that. we do not have them. tavis: it is understandable, given the condition of our economy, that oester be -- both of these conventions in the last two eggs have focused on the issue of joblessness in this country, how to put americans back to work, but i wondered, to what extent you think it is possible, that some catastrophe on the international stage might end up over these next few weeks between labor day and election day, how they might end up impacting the outcome of this race. everybody is on edge. talking about living in an interdependent world, is it foreseeable that something on the internati
obama has his. more subsidies and regulation, tax breaks for the middle class, more taxes for the rich, but both of them act as if you can act autonomously in the world, as if this can be done in the absence of an interdependent fiscal policy, and this is a blunt reality. it is not an ideology. it does not serve the democrats or the republicans. the economy is interdependent, and we need policies like that. we do not have them. tavis: it is understandable, given the condition of our economy,...
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mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also, when we have disagreements with pakastani, we should explain ourselves to them. we should have kept them engaged. where we see the consequences of the collapse of the relationship as we saw today, then we try to come up with these measures, and often they are good, but they are too little to late. >> is that the problem? we have a short-term policy? >> we decided we should punish them, put pressure on pakistan. well, it worked to an extent, but the consequences also public anger. >> thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> to turkey where a court convicted three military officers of attending to overthrow the governme
mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also,...
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obama is a big fan of yours. she's won your dress on i think 15 occasions, public and in her private life. you sent a couple of ideas for her to consider. did you have any idea she was going to wear your dress? >> we had no idea. we were warned there might be a possibility. they weren't sure until the last minute. until she stepped down at the stage, we didn't know. we were still at the office because it's fashion week so we're prepping and i got a phone call from our controller and she's like "mrs. obama's wearing our dress." we got online immediately and streamed the whole speech. we were all crowded around listening to every minute. it was such an amazing night. >> when you saw her wearing that particular dress, what did you think? >> i thought that she made the right choice. because i didn't know what she was would need or how she would feel or what she was planning the moment to be so i just wanted her to have choice and i wanted her to choose us. but she made an excellent choice because she looks gorgeous a
obama is a big fan of yours. she's won your dress on i think 15 occasions, public and in her private life. you sent a couple of ideas for her to consider. did you have any idea she was going to wear your dress? >> we had no idea. we were warned there might be a possibility. they weren't sure until the last minute. until she stepped down at the stage, we didn't know. we were still at the office because it's fashion week so we're prepping and i got a phone call from our controller and she's...
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it is a big state that could make all of the difference between obama and romney. all of that is true. but who cares? or to put it more precisely, are we missing the bigger picture for florida and the rest of the united states? which is that this country has become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami dade colleges the biggest in the nation. 175,000 students. all of them called on the streets in this massive voter registration drive which comes at the end of months of court battles over access. what i need you need? how far in advance can you do it? poorer voters are less likely to get to the polls on time. folks think florida republicans are fighting dirty. >> the efforts have come from republicans. in essence, you have the fact of suppressing the vote. >> that is what you see the purpose is? >> exactly. >> that is a fundamental issue at the heart of american democracy. if you think people are trying to stop their opponent's voting. >> extremely self. especially when the people that are registered to vote are with a red -- organization like ours. they a
it is a big state that could make all of the difference between obama and romney. all of that is true. but who cares? or to put it more precisely, are we missing the bigger picture for florida and the rest of the united states? which is that this country has become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami dade colleges the biggest in the nation. 175,000 students. all of them called on the streets in this massive voter registration drive which comes at the end of months of court battles...
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we're on obama loving state. once people cast that vote for obama to set the course for another four years, thinks to going to auger for elizabeth warren very well. i think there's going to be a lot of momentum in her direction. >> reporter: when voters talk to each other is there consciousness that the senate is so site and a change of seats could mean so much to massachusetts? >> i think today it's not the case but within the final two weeks, yes. i think it's going to be very clear that the senate is in the balance and each one of these senate seats depending on how each day votes will determine whether or not there's a progressive on energy, on health care, on foreign policy or there's a very conservative member who is making those decisions. i think that's going to drive a lot of the vote in massachusetts. >> reporter: is it tough to drive turnout when a lot of people have experienced underwater mortgages, loss of equity in their homes when they've lost overtime, feeling not as wealthy as they were a couple
we're on obama loving state. once people cast that vote for obama to set the course for another four years, thinks to going to auger for elizabeth warren very well. i think there's going to be a lot of momentum in her direction. >> reporter: when voters talk to each other is there consciousness that the senate is so site and a change of seats could mean so much to massachusetts? >> i think today it's not the case but within the final two weeks, yes. i think it's going to be very...
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they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more for your critics to pick at and criticize as well as giving americans a better sense of what you do in office. >> ifill: so we can assume that the people in chicago, the obama folks are just kicked back, happy about this, got it in the bag, right? >> not quite. . although i think they feel... clearly they feel better than they did before the conventions. i think their belief is they have now a more solid lead. however small it may be. it is a more solid lead than they had going into the conventions. i think they also think that this race will tighten further. they know the pitfalls ahead with the
they had been run ago race that would be a referendum on president obama in which president obama would be found wanting. therefore his challenger would win. that has not i think been sufficient. it's become more of a choice election. that reflects a success by the obama folks in raising questions about governor romney. so he is now forced to make a stronger case for himself. and the problem with coming out with specifics, whether it's on economic policy or foreign policy, is that it gives more...
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this is obama, this is president obama and they're really disappointed. is >>> in 2008, i voted for barack obama. >>> he was new. he had new ideas. >>> i think that now we've given obama a fair chance. and i don't think he's able to do what we need him to do. >>> the president is doing a mediocre job, and the economy in my opinion is still the same as it was four years ago. >>> what's effective about that is that what governor romney has to do is persuade people who voted for president obama that they shouldn't vote for him again. if the attack is strong on his competence or strong on some facet of his leadership, the danger is people hunker down and defend their original vote. this situates the voter where the voter is right now, it says, "we license you to reject the incumbent." it's an ad that says, "let's make this a referendum. >> what about the pro-obama ad? what's the most effective ad they've run that is believable? >> i think the most effective ad that they have is on the air right now. it's capturing a small segment of the statement that governo
this is obama, this is president obama and they're really disappointed. is >>> in 2008, i voted for barack obama. >>> he was new. he had new ideas. >>> i think that now we've given obama a fair chance. and i don't think he's able to do what we need him to do. >>> the president is doing a mediocre job, and the economy in my opinion is still the same as it was four years ago. >>> what's effective about that is that what governor romney has to do is...
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everyone assumed that obama would because he had said as much. and when the time came, he looked at it and clearly his political people said to him, you're raising so much more money than mccain, why would you go into that system and limit your spending? so don't go into the system. >>> we've made the decision not to participate in the public financing system for the general election. this means we'll be forgoing more than $80 million in public funds during the final months of this election. it's not an easy decision, and especially because i support a robust system of public financing of elections. >>> and i think that was a practical, political decision, but contrary to everything he had said about the value of public financing. and what we're now learning is, once that cat is out of the bag, it's really hard to put it back in. >> and so we're in a radically different place than we were four years ago. individuals now can give unlimited amounts and corporations to these super pacs. if they give to the allied (c) (4) social welfare group, no one
everyone assumed that obama would because he had said as much. and when the time came, he looked at it and clearly his political people said to him, you're raising so much more money than mccain, why would you go into that system and limit your spending? so don't go into the system. >>> we've made the decision not to participate in the public financing system for the general election. this means we'll be forgoing more than $80 million in public funds during the final months of this...